BBC "top story": How I came out as non-binary to my parents

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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4zw5Wg0F6czNqqQqPFmQzft/how-i-came-out-as-non-binary-to-my-parents

*"I had to think about how I was going to talk to mum and dad about it. I thought about how much I would have to explain, how many questions I still had unanswered about myself, and how dumb I was going to sound.

As luck would have it, almost at that very moment I got a podcast about my gender identity called NB commissioned. So I made all my insecurities and all my questions into a series. "*

Uh huh.

I do hope Caitlin will have another podcast commissioned in 10 years time when they're too old to look cool in silly glasses. After they've had a few kids and suddenly become invisible to society, and all their free time is spent being the default parent while their uber-woke partner continues to insist they're too special to stay home and help with the baby, and everyone is endlessly asking how they balance career and motherhood, judging them for staying home or using childcare, judging how they feed their baby, dismissing their opinions as a "silly mum". Or maybe they won't have children and will face all the discrimination and prejudice that comes with choosing not to use their female reproductive organs. And I do hope they'll use that podcast to update us all on just how silly the whole concept of sexual dimorphism turned out to be.

I'm old now, aren't I? This is what it feels like to be old.

I would really struggle to keep a straight face if my nearly adult children came out with this attention seeking guff. On second thoughts the “that’s nice dear” would be the perfect response.

It reminds me of the response of the father of someone who came out as a Lesbian.

They need to read out the names of everyone who has come out as non-binary as the lead item on the ten o'clock news every night

Yup, with a look of extreme gravitas and a dramatic pause between each name.

Perhaps the BBC could also tell us where to buy the best blue hair dye?

"When I came out to myself"

I wonder how Caitlin responded when Caitlin told Caitlin she was non-binary

The sad and scary thing is that identifying as non-binary is not a neutral act. A double mastectomy and a light dose of testosterone is the "affirming" treatment indicated for young women like this. Men identifying as non-binary seem to escape with blue hair and some make up. Funny that.

Is there a support group for the parents of people who come out as narcissists?

I too am old.

Yup, it'd be hilarious if it wasn't informing actually policy and medical practice...

RepealTheGRA I'm pretty sure Mumsnet is that support group. And thank god for it.

I mean what goes through the journos head when they write this shit up? Are they all earnest or are they pissing themselves?

Can’t they just wear too much eyeliner and smoke weed instead?

Budge up on the oldies' bench.

'Now, it seems like I was making a big deal out of nothing, frankly.'

That’s nice dear. Now what shall we have for tea?

Kids these days, eh.

Actually is that article not a spoof? Is that one she’s pictured with not a spoof?

I heard the trailer for this podcast. I knew that I’d probably want to break everything in sight if I listened to it so haven’t so far.

Cannot believe BBC is cutting funding to Radio 4 etc for this bollocks.

Crikey Mikey, I don’t think Ive ever read such narcissistic, self obsessed nothingness. It’s like a spoof. How do people have the time for this? Not to mention the (totally ungrammatical) “their” pronoun.
I’ve long thought that the social media thing - nothing has meaning unless you have a photo of yourself doing it/being there, constantly wondering how you LOOK to others, would impact on how people relate to each other and the world. It’s as though instead of losing yourself in a passion - rock climbing, politics, art, travel, you lose yourself in endless posturing and ruminating over identity.

Cripes what is they. They just looks like an ordinary person

Bet the parents were like wtaf was that all about. U look the same and sound the same

Och well whatever and the parents had gin

Do you think someone should tell her that not all females wear pink dresses with long hair all the time?

But how is this a story I mean the person just lookscsame as anyone else

Nowt special yet a story on bbc odd as fuck,the story

I don't recognise the gender binary so that must make me non-binary.
Must remember to break the news to my parents. I'm sure they'll understand.
Probably should tell my husband and kids too.

Blimey. What a talentless twerp. People used to have something going for them like music, art, whatever, now they just share their own dull nothingness. Identity. That's what it is. A nothing.

Dull nothingness exactly

That’s why the parents need gin

They probably thinking offs we raised a dull child

We all came out as gender free earlier today. Where's our BBC article? That's what I want to know. I'm feeling very oppressed by this. Also, it's ageist.